Cardalis is a brown, oblong shaped tablet and is for the treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs. They are supplied in 2.5mg/20mg, 5mg/40mg and 10mg/80mg tablets and can be sold in either individual tablets or packs of 30. The active ingredients are benazepril hydrochloride and spironolactone.

Cardalis is a prescription item and will be sent once a valid prescription is received. Please follow the instructions given by your vet.

Congestive heart failure is when your dog's heart has trouble pumping blood to the rest of the body. This can be caused by old age, an injury or an infection. In some cases, dog's can be born with this defect.

Early symptoms can be:

. Coughing more than usual

. Tiring easily

. Hard time breathing

. Swollen belly

Why Cardalis? Cardalis is different to other medications as it combines both benazepril and spironolactone, which means only one treatment is required. By giving both these ingredients, owners with dogs suffering with heart failure are 3 times less likely to see any deterioration in health or death due to heart failure than giving just benazepril alone.

Dose:

2.5-5kg - 1/2 x 2.5mg/20mg tablet

5-10kg - 1 x 2.5mg/20mg

10-20kg - 1 x 5mg/40mg

20-40kg - 1 x 10mg/80mg

40-60kg - 1.5 x 10mg/80mg

60-80kg - 2 x 10mg/80mg

The tablets should be given with food, either mixed in with small amount of food before a meal or with the main meal.

Do not use in dogs intended or used for breeding.

Do not use during pregnancy and lactation.

This is a prescription item and will be sent once a valid prescription is received.

To check the most up to date information about this product, please read its Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) on the Veterinary Medical Directorate’s (VMD) Product Information Database:

For orders over £29 postage is free. For orders under £29 we charge £2.99 for postage

For Light items (under 2kg) our standard method is Royal Mail Second Class (there are a few exceptions, so if in doubt check our Delivery page).

To get it faster you can upgrade Light items to Royal Mail 1st Class or a Guaranteed Next Day Courier service, Saturday Courier or even before 12 noon services. There's a small fee, but if you're in a hurry they are worth considering. To qualify for next working day delivery, orders must be placed before 12 Noon Monday to Thursday. There is no standard Saturday courier delivery.

Heavy items weighing 2kg and more are sent via courier. If ordered before noon Monday to Thursday, Heavy items will be delivered next working day. Heavy items ordered after 12 Noon Friday, or anytime Saturday and Sunday will dispatched on Monday for a Tuesday delivery.

Please note that if you are purchasing a mix of Light and Heavy items at the same time, these will be sent separately. The Heavy items being sent by Courier, the Light items by Royal Mail Second Class.

All exceptions to these guidelines are noted in the product description.
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